diff --git a/src/staff/tables.py b/src/staff/tables.py
index aac10d18..ebcdd3f2 100644
--- a/src/staff/tables.py
+++ b/src/staff/tables.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class Meta:
 class AnalysisOrderTable(OrderTable):
     id = tables.Column(
         linkify=("staff:order-analysis-detail", {"pk": tables.A("id")}),
-        orderable=False,
+        orderable=True,
         empty_values=(),
     )
 
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ class AnalysisOrderTable(OrderTable):
         empty_values=(),
     )
 
+    species = tables.Column(
+        verbose_name="Species",
+        accessor="samples",
+        orderable=False,
+        empty_values=(),
+    )
+
     class Meta(OrderTable.Meta):
         model = AnalysisOrder
         fields = OrderTable.Meta.fields + ("markers", "expected_delivery_date")  # type: ignore[assignment]
@@ -124,6 +131,11 @@ class Meta(OrderTable.Meta):
             "expected_delivery_date",
         )
 
+    def render_species(self, value: Any) -> str:
+        return ", ".join(
+            sorted({sample.species.name for sample in value.all() if sample.species})
+        )
+
 
 class ExtractionOrderTable(OrderTable):
     id = tables.Column(
diff --git a/src/staff/templatetags/order_tags.py b/src/staff/templatetags/order_tags.py
index 640d5655..d3c501a0 100644
--- a/src/staff/templatetags/order_tags.py
+++ b/src/staff/templatetags/order_tags.py
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def extraction_order_detail_table(order: Order) -> dict:
     fields = {
         "Order ID": order.id,
         "Genetic Project": order.genrequest,
-        "Species": order.species.name,
+        "Species": ", ".join(str(s) for s in order.species.all()),
         "Status": render_status_helper(order.status),
         "Name": order.name,
         "Notes": "-" if order.notes == "" else order.notes,
diff --git a/src/staff/views.py b/src/staff/views.py
index e6035eea..057bf001 100644
--- a/src/staff/views.py
+++ b/src/staff/views.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ def get_queryset(self) -> QuerySet[AnalysisOrder]:
                 "genrequest__project",
                 "genrequest__area",
             )
+            .prefetch_related("samples__species")
             .annotate(total_samples=Count("samples"))
         )
 
@@ -270,6 +271,10 @@ def get_return_url(self, return_to: str | None) -> str:
 class ExtractionOrderDetailView(StaffMixin, DetailView):
     model = ExtractionOrder
 
+    # Prefetch species to avoid N+1 queries when accessing species in the template
+    def get_queryset(self) -> QuerySet[ExtractionOrder]:
+        return super().get_queryset().prefetch_related("species")
+
     def get_analysis_orders_for_samples(
         self, samples: QuerySet[Sample]
     ) -> QuerySet[AnalysisOrder]: